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in line spinners

Does anyone use in-line spinners much for bluegills? I'm primarily a jig fisherman and build plenty of my own jigs , but fondly recall year…

Started by John McKean in Uncategorized

8 Feb 21, 2009
Reply by steve b

keytona lakes tarrant city alabama

anybody ever fished em? ive fished em for 15 yrs or better. great blue gills!

Started by Tom in Uncategorized

4 Feb 20, 2009
Reply by Tom

Now, to Rods !

I've always chased fish with lighter rods/tackle than my friends, or whats considered the norm. Dad-n-law was charter captain and grumbled…

Started by steve b in Uncategorized

2 Feb 17, 2009
Reply by steve b

Long Pole use

Since Josh had me going back to days past, I happened to come across a few trips back when I fished for spawning 'gills. (Just a personal p…

Started by Zig in Uncategorized

9 Feb 16, 2009
Reply by James Feasel

safe ice anywhere in southern michigan

Has anyone been able to get out since the thaw in southern michigan?

Started by sharpfisher in Uncategorized

1 Feb 15, 2009
Reply by sharpfisher

Just got a question about lures

Hi Everyone, Just got a few questions. Does anyone really ever use Maribou jigs for bluegills? or is that more for crappie Does anyone ever…

Started by BluegillslayerfromWi in Uncategorized

5 Feb 15, 2009
Reply by John Cachel

Baitcaster for Gills

Ive recently been thinking of putting a small baitcast reel on an ultra lite rod to fish for gills. Has anyone tried? Any tips or model ree…

Started by Ryan in Uncategorized

8 Feb 15, 2009
Reply by James Feasel

Ice off in spring, water temp. and the spawn?

When the ice starts coming off in spring, is it better to wait for the water temp to get up around 50 degrees or better? Or is it better to…

Started by Mark in Uncategorized

7 Feb 15, 2009
Reply by James Feasel

Favorite bluegill baits

Many years ago, I read an article on bluegill fishing in Florida. The author was a professional fisheries biologist and had made quite a st…

Started by Loren W. Moseley in Uncategorized

4 Feb 11, 2009
Reply by shooter

and the other side of the bif bluegill coin

When I was a kid in southern Ohio, I used to fish any water that was wet! There was a "pay lake” which had a native crappie and bluegill po…

Started by GLENN MARTIN MILLER in Uncategorized

4 Feb 11, 2009
Reply by James Feasel

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